How to Update SONY Xperia PLAY with Gin2Jellybean Custom ROM Firmware

For all those who are having the SONY Ericsson Xperia PLAY Smartphone and are waiting for the latest jellybean 4.1 firmware update, then here we are with an all-new custom ROM firmware which promises to look like the Jellybean 4.1 firmware. Unfortunately there is no estimated time on by when there will be an official release of Jellybean for Xperia PLAY or not. For applying this update, you need to root the device and once the device is rooted, the warranty will get void. The only way with which the warranty can be reclaimed is by re applying with the Official firmware update which you can note down from the path “Settings > About Phone”. The best part of this update is that it ropes in all the features of Jellybean 4.1 firmware of which we have penned down all the features below.

Features:

Renamed to Gin2JellyBean

Add Jelly Bean Wallpaper(s)

Add Jelly Bean Icons

Add Jelly Bean SearchBox

Add Jelly Bean Ringtone(s)

Add Jelly Bean Notificaion Sound(s)

Add CRT Animation

New Boot animation

Updated Baseband Libs

Fixed Bugs

Down clocked to 1.2Ghz

All the data in your SONY Xperia PLAY should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps as in the process of applying this update, all the data in your device will have to be wiped off. Don’t make use of PC Companion to back up the data as it doesn’t support the custom ROM firmware.

Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions carefully mentioned in this article, we should not be held responsible in any manner if your SONY Ericsson Xperia PLAY doesn’t boot up or gets bricked due to not following the instructions.

Minimum battery left in your device should be at least 60% so as to make sure that SONY Xperia PLAY doesn’t get turned Off in the middle of firmware update. Uninstall / Disable all the security tools in your phone as these interrupt the process of firmware update.

So assuming that you have followed all the above mentioned things, you can now head to the next page where we have mentioned a detailed guide on how to apply this update.